Through the vision of Ed Pitcok, founder of Society of Certified Senior Advisors, Ed gathered experts in all facets of aging, including doctors, attorney, gerontologist, accountants and financial planner. All shared Ed's vision; that seniors would benefit from an in-dept, standardized education from professional who work with seniors. The education program that his group of renowned experts created became the basis for the Certified Senior Advisors (CSA) designation.
Why work with a CSA? CSA's are held to a high standard of competency as the society wants only ethical, honest and principal professionals as members. Any professional who wants to become a CSA must first agree to the CSA Code of Professional Responsibility.
Our guest today, Curtis Petersen, has spent 7 years as a National Accounts Manager with the Society and works directly with national companies and professionals in the senior market navigating the education and certification process. Through our conversation today with Curtis, not only will we learn of the importance of working with a CSA, we will all learn how to 'Be A Healthy Caregiver!'
Healing Ties
Beyond Caregiving...How do care?
How do we care for our family, friends, and the strangers we meet? How do we care for the community we live in?
How do we heal the physical, social, financial, spiritual aspects of our life and the lives of those around us?
We do this by creating Healing Ties!
By sharing their stories with host Christopher MacLellan, our guests reveal how they are creating Healing Ties in their community by their words, actions, and deeds.
Meet the Team
Affectionately known as “The Bow Tie Guy" in the vast network of family caregivers, Christopher MacLellen is the Author of "What's The Deal with Caregiving" and the host of Healing Ties podcast featured on The Whole Care Network.
The story of Chris and his deceased partner, Richard Schiffer was chronicled in a 2015 Pulitzer Prize nominated story “In Sickness and In Health: A Couple’s Final Journey” about their journey of caregiving. Seen by over 500,000 people world-wide the story told of the challenges that LGBT partners have in dealing with the medical and legal system, but it also told of the love and joy that Richard’s last years had on their relationship.
Chris' masters degree thesis, Caregiving, Stress and its Impact on the Work Place was accepted by the faculty at Gonzaga University in 2016 where he earned a masters degree in Leadership and Communication.
Chris founded the Whole Care Network in 2016, presents regularly on topics that impact family Caregivers and now is Aging Gayfully after caregiving has ended.